Persuasion Skills and Careers

Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

910 occupations report this skill · Category: Transferable Skills · O*NET element 2.B.1.c

Occupations reporting Persuasion

Importance and level are O*NET scale values. Ordered by reported importance. A skill rating does not indicate hiring outcomes.

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors3.63.9$104,920
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses3.63.8$97,550
Emergency Medicine Physicians3.64.0$335,550
Clinical Nurse Specialists3.63.9$97,550
Education Administrators, Postsecondary3.63.8$104,590
General and Operations Managers3.63.8$105,770
Fashion Designers3.63.6$80,960
Training and Development Managers3.63.8$133,000
Travel Agents3.63.5$50,160
Nannies3.63.1$34,980
Patient Representatives3.63.6$50,290
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers3.53.6$107,230
Spa Managers3.53.8$69,770
Psychiatrists3.54.0$281,870
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents3.53.6$78,660
School Psychologists3.53.9$95,990
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners3.53.5$61,160
Gambling Managers3.53.6$93,220
Dentists, General3.53.6$170,950
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists3.53.8$100,580
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers3.53.6$76,210
Interior Designers3.53.6$67,190
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers3.53.0$48,590
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers3.53.6$77,970
Management Analysts3.53.9$101,860
Farm and Home Management Educators3.53.9$60,220
Neurologists3.53.8$248,560
Demonstrators and Product Promoters3.53.9$39,320
Bill and Account Collectors3.43.6$47,030
Solar Energy Installation Managers3.43.4$79,920
Hydroelectric Production Managers3.43.5$126,060
Personal Financial Advisors3.43.5$105,070
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel3.43.5$69,990
Recreational Therapists3.43.8$61,960
Security Management Specialists3.43.8$83,050
Online Merchants3.43.1$83,050
Dietitians and Nutritionists3.44.0$76,400
Residential Advisors3.43.0$42,240
Clinical Neuropsychologists3.43.9$110,840
Detectives and Criminal Investigators3.43.4$93,790
Advertising and Promotions Managers3.44.1$133,660
Financial Managers3.43.8$166,570
Media Technical Directors/Managers3.43.3$90,360
Art Directors3.43.8$114,850
Community Health Workers3.43.8$51,850
Security Managers3.43.5$106,660
Social and Human Service Assistants3.43.4$45,930
Correctional Officers and Jailers3.43.0$58,940
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling3.33.6$79,520

Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.